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History, Society and the Individual
This volume consists of five papers selected from a corpus of material researched over the past quarter of a century. None has previously been published, and they represent the author's interest in church history, medical history and the visual arts. Three of the five papers are based on lectures given at conferences or public occasions; the other two derive from research conducted at the Oxford Centre for Methodism and Church History in 2010 and 2020.
An Unfolding Vision
A richly illustrated collection commemorating the bicentenary of the oldest university in Wales. An Unfolding Vision commemorates the University of Wales Trinity Saint David's bicentennial through a collection of essays about collegiate life. A substantial update to the 175th anniversary collection, A Bold Imagining, this enlarged edition pairs the original with new essays from some of the world's leading scholars with lavish illustrations drawn from the university's rich archive. Spanning two hundred years, An Unfolding Vision offers unique glimpses into the evolving history of the oldest higher education institution in Wales.
Treasures: The Special Collections of the University of Wales Trinity Saint David
Many of the selected volumes are extremely rare, and in some cases believed to be unique survivors. The selected volumes cover over seven hundred years of the ‘history of the book’. It is published to mark the bicentenary of the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, 1822-2022.
Treasures
The history of the book through the library at the University of Wales, Trinity Saint David. The oldest institution of higher education in Wales, the University of Wales Trinity Saint David boasts a remarkable collection of rare manuscripts, early books, and illuminated volumes. Donated by various benefactors, including the university's founder Bishop Thomas Burgess, many of these artifacts are unlike any held elsewhere in the world. Treasures offers a lavishly illustrated tour through the Roderick Bowen Library's most significant holdings guided by scholars whose appreciation for the works are unrivaled. Spanning seven centuries of printing, this collection offers a unique journey through the history of the book.
Medieval Vision
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Religion and Society in the Diocese of St Davids 1485-2011
During the medieval and early modern periods the Welsh diocese of St Davids was one of the largest in the country and the most remote. As this collection makes clear, this combination of factors resulted in a religious life which was less regulated and controlled by the institutional forces of both Church and State. Addressing key ideas in the development of popular religious culture and the stubborn continuity of long-lasting religious practices into the modern era, the volume shows how the diocese was also a locus for continuing major religious controversies, especially in the nineteenth century. Presenting a fresh view of the Diocese of St Davids since the Reformation, this is the first n...
Under An Irish Sky. A John Morgan Novel
It was November 1943 and a German Heinkel bomber limped over the Irish coastline. In high winds the pilots struggled valiantly to control the badly damaged plane but it was futile. Just as the plane crashed down onto Irish soil, a terrified Karl Muller looked back at the wooden box emblazoned with a swastika that was strapped down in the rear and wondered was it worth it? John Morgan is an everyday Irish guy in his early thirties, who is has just lost his fiancée in a tragic accident. Unable to cope with her death, he leaves their Dublin house to stay in his aunt’s holiday home in County Wexford to give himself the opportunity to re-build his life. In this idyllic seaside setting, not onl...
My Life As a Bush
"Morgan has impersonated the 43rd president onstage before thousands and on television before millions. Discovered at a Bush for president rally in 2004, he suddenly went from selling appliances to becoming one of the top impersonators in the industry. Still, all of this pales in comparison to his love of imitating Jesus Christ. These laugh-out-loud anecdotes illustrate how much fun portraying "Dubya" can be, but they also reveal that underneath John Morgan's presidential exterior lies a man who strives to imitate Jesus Christ."--Inside flap.
Visual Culture of Wales
This CD-ROM is a stunning addition to the Visual Culture of Wales series, three volumes examining Welsh Imagery, and the artists, craftspeople, and patrons who created it, from the Celtic Christian period until c. 1960. This CD-ROM parallels the book of the same title.
John Morgan
This is the first full-length biography of John Morgan, the man who established the first school of medicine in North America.
